Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-10
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A horse shoe nail factory is to erected at
West Troy, N. Y.
The Enterprise Rolling Mill Company,
capital stock 500, 600, has been incOrpor-
ated at Birmingham, Ala.
The new nail plate mill of Chess, Cook &
Co, at Rankin, will commence operations
at once.
The Chicago steel works will he shut
down on the lst Of May, for the introduc-
ton of new and improved machinery.
A one-half interest in the Lauth iron
works, at Howard, Pa, has been sold to a
Chicago syndicate. The works include
three furnaces and q rolling mill.
The puddlers at MeIlyain's sheet mill,
at Reading, Pa, have had their request
for an advance partially granted. They
have been raised from SO s. ton to 81 a
ton.
W. II. EgersOn & Co., of Scottdale, Pa,
have about completed the extension to
their iron works. Over 400 new men will
be given employment.
The Glasgow Iron Company, at Potts
town, Pa, has advanced the wages of it's
puddlers irym So IS per ton to 81, from
April LIST. This makes the rate % cents
per ton higher than in the other mills in
PottstOwn.
The steel manufacturing industries of
Syracuse, n. Y, are to be materially in-
creased. There isa contemplated improve
ment at the SandersOn steel works which
will involve IN expenditure of more than
$780, OO.
The manager of the New Albany, Ind.
rail mill put six pudding furnaces into OPP
Grafton last MOndad for the purpose of
manufacturing architectural iron. The
pudding department Of these large works
has been in operation tor about twelve
years.
The new mild steel works Castle works.
which MesSrs. NettlefOldS, Limited, the
world famed Birmingham firm of iron and
steel makers, wire makers, screw makers,
etc, have for some time past been erecting
at Newport, MOnmouthshire. to take the
place of their extensive Shropshire works,
are now nearly completed, and will shortly
be ready for occupation. The Shropshire
works are being abandoned.
The plans for the new universal mill to
he erected by Carnegie, Phipps & Co,
Linn, adjoining their steel plate mill at
Homestead, are now complete and bids for
the work are being invited. The mill is to
be built Immediately and will probably be
completed before the end of the year. The
rolls will be capable Of rolling ingots up to
30 tons weight. The capacity Of the mill
will vary greatly, according to the class of
steel produced, but it will exceed hat OF
any universal mill in the world.
The arrangements are nearly completed
at McKeesport by the National Tube
Works Company for an experimental trial
To manufacture 24-inch pipe, and the com-
pauy is sparing no expense in constructing
the new 24-inch mill in which the expert
ment will be tried. The mill will be about
$50 by 200 feet, and will besides the neces-
sAry machinery cintain one mammoth fur
mace in which the great sheets of iron will
be heated from which the pipe will he
welded. The largest wrought iron pipe
welded in the county is 10 inches and is
manufactured ut these works.
The big milp' connected with the
MontOur iron and steel works, at Danville,
Pa, is preparing to do some of the heaviest
work on record during the coming sum
mcr. In this mill were rolled on last Sat
urday and Monday five gigantic rounds for
shafting that had been refused by several
other mills a. beyond their capacity. Each
OF these rounds was thirty-liye feet in
length, five inches in diameter, and
weighed ,, 100 pounds Geo. w. BOudman,
a veteran heater, who has stood ut the fur
mace in this mill for q quarter of 4 century,
represents this rs the heaviest work that
has ever passed through his hands.-Grit
MessrS. DOrman, Long * Co, OF the
Britannia and West Marsh iron works,
have this week started their new mild steel
furnaces which they have added to their
previous plant on the Marshes at Middles-
brpugh. This addition consists OF three
Sienlens-M Martin lS-tOn furnaces, of capa-
city of about 300 tons of steel per week,
each supplied by seven Wilson gas pro-
ducers. The firm are also busy with the
erection OF three more furnaces, which will
lie mt work in the curse Of Il few weeks,
aud which will enable them to have Il total
output OF about 200 tons per week. This
Is important 10 the Cleveland district a. II
will render it independent of outside sup
ply.